Virag's Movie Reviews: 42 (2013)

It's hard to hate 42.  Not a great flick by any stretch, 42 looks like a Lifetime movie, with the shallowest possible characterizations and breezy, high-gloss storytelling.  Jackie Robinson's life should be and possibly could be a compelling biopic.  Chadwick Boseman does a good job with the material; Han Solo decided to bust out the whole pig and ham it up beyond all reason; Wash is more than a little silly as notorious asshole Ben Chapman.  The rest of the cast is pretty forgettable as none of them have much to do as the story zips by too quickly.  Bad?  No.  Good?  Not really.  Okay, maybe.  Overall, 42 feels mostly like a missed opportunity to bring an amazing and very American story to the screen.